1In this Act
“action” includes any civil proceeding;(action)
“defendant” means a person who is ordered to pay a sum of money with or without costs or costs only by a foreign judgment;(défendeur)
“foreign country” means any country other than Canada and includes any portion of a foreign country; (pays étranger)
“foreign judgment” means a judgment or order of a court of a foreign country, whether obtained before or after the passing of this Act, whereby a sum of money is with or without costs made payable or whereby costs only are made payable;(jugement étranger)
“original court” means the court in which the foreign judgment was obtained.(tribunal d’origine)
R.S., c.90, s.1; 2000, c.C-0.1, s.14